Legislation by Concept: Natural Resources, Waterways
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to continue an Act intituled, “An Act to empower the Justices of the County of Charlotte to make regulations for driving Timber and Logs down the Rivers Saint Croix, Magaguadavic, Digdeguash, and their Branches. Passed 10th February, 1829. | 9 & 10 George IV Chapter 16 | 1829 | This act continues an 1827 allow Charlotte County justices to regulate the transport of logs down the Saint Croix River until 1833. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1829. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1829. |
| An Act further to continue until the first day of April on thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, “An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace, in their General Sessions, to establish Ferries in their respective Counties.” Passed 10th February, 1829. | 9 & 10 George IV Chapter 6 | 1829 | This act continues an 1818 act allowing county justices to establish ferries until 1835. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1829. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1829. |
| An Act to continue an Act, intituled, “An Act for the regulation of Booms for securing Masts, Logs, and Lumber, in certain parts of the County of Northumberland.” Passed 10th February, 1829. | 9 & 10 George IV Chapter 4 | 1829 | This act continues an 1823 act regulating lumber booms in Northumberland County until 1834. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1829. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1829. |
| An Act to enable William Chisholm, Esquire, to erect a Harbor at the Sixteen-mile-Creek, in the Township of Trafalgar, in the Gore District. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 19 | 1828 | This Act grants permission for William Chisholm, Esq., to build a harbour at the opening of Sixteen Mile Creek. The Act also provides for the collection of tolls from those making use of the said harbour, and for the eventual purchase of the harbour by the government of Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money to be applied in defraying the Expense of Drafting and Engraving a Map of the Rideau Canal. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 16 | 1828 | This Act provides for 180 pounds to be provided to the Crown, to pay for a "[m]ap of the Rideau Canal" and up to 500 copies of the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the valuation of the labour and materials applied in constructing the Harbour at Burlington Bay, and for other purposes relating to the said Harbour. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1828 | This Act describes the procedure to ascertain the amount of money still owing to James Strowbridge, contractor for the Burlington Bay Canal. The Act also identifies some of the tolls to be collected in connection with the operation of the Canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Light House, on the False-Ducks Island, in Lake Ontario. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 7 | 1828 | This Act stipulates that a lighthouse be built on Lake Ontario's False-Ducks Island, and provides 1,000 pounds for this purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in authorize the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of Saint John, to open a Street from the Wharf on the South side of the Market Slip, to the Wharf owned by Charles I. Peters; Esquire. Passed 5th April, 1828. | 9 George IV Chapter 7 | 1828 | This act gives the city of Saint John the authority to open a street between two wharfs, sidestepping some regulations about street width to allow for better fire fighting. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1828. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1828. |
| An Act to provide for the construction of Aprons to Mill Dams over certain Streams in this Province. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 4 | 1828 | This Act states that any owner of a mill dam must build an apron for the same, so as to prevent or eliminate obstructions for fish, or for those transporting lumber via waterways. The Act also specifies the required dimensions for any apron to be built for this purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Acts for the better securing the Navigation of the inner Bay of Passamaquody. Passed 5th April, 1828. | 9 George IV Chapter 3 | 1828 | This act continues and amends an 1822 act for improving the navigation of Passamaquody Bay. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1828. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1828. |
| An Act to establish and regulate Public Landing Places in Fredericton. Passed the 19th March, 1827. | 8 George IV Chapter 23 | 1827 | This act introduces regulations for the landing of vessels in Fredericton's wharves to make it more orderly and convieient, and penalties for thier violation. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1827. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1827. |
| An Act to provide for a further Survey of the Works done at the Burlington Bay Canal, and also to afford further aid to complete the same. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 19 | 1827 | This act allows for the disbursement of funds to the company building the canal at Burlington Bay, which an engineer had determined could not be completed without further funding. It lays out the term for the loan, repayment, and specifies how the estimates for financing will be made. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Provide for the Construction of a Harbour at the Mouth of Kettle-Creek in the London District. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 18 | 1827 | This act calls for the construction of a Harbouar at Kettle-Creek, adjacent to Lake Erie. It specifies the money to be used and how it will be raised, and how commissioners of the project shall be appointed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to the Act, entitled, “An Act to authorise the Incorporation of a Company, for making a Canal by the River and Lakes of the Shubenacadie.” | 8 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1827 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1824, which allows for the incorporation of a company which will have as its goal the construction of a canal on the Shubenacadie River to allow for easier navigation to and from Halifax Harbour and Minas Basin. The original act did not actually incorporate a company; the current amendment does. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for affording Public Aid towards the Completion of the Welland Canal. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1827 | This act allows a financial advance to the company constructing the canal between lake Erie and lake Ontario so that they can complete the project. The company will be responsible for paying the interest on the loan annually, and the Governor or Lieutenant Governor is directed to sell shares in the company stocks to recuperate costs at the government's discretion. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts respecting the Liverpool Light-House. | 8 George IV – Chapter 15 | 1827 | A continuation an act first passed in 1812 which imposes a duty on ships entering Liverpool Harbour in order to support a lighthouse on Coffin's Island. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower the Justices of the County of Charlotte to make regulations for driving Timber and Logs down the Rivers Saint Croix, Magaguadavic, Digdeguash, and their branches. Passed the 19th March, 1827. | 8 George IV Chapter 15 | 1827 | This act gives Charlotte County officials the power to create and enforce regulations on the log drive to ensure that the Saint Croix river is navigable. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1827. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1827. |
| An Act to continue the several Acts relating to the Light-House, erected on Cranberry Island, near the entrance of the Gut of Canso. | 8 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1827 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1822 which establishes a duty to be collected at all harbours adjacent to the gut of Canso to support the Cranberry Island lighthouse. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain Persons therein mentioned, under the Style and Title of “the Cataraqui Bridge Company.” Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1827 | This act incorporates the shareholders of the Cataraqui bridge company into a public body which can conduct business as an entity in the province. It also specifies regulations concerning the construction of bridges - their dimensions, security measures which need to be taken to assure the safety of both cattle and people, and areas which necessitate the building of a draw-bridge. Bridge tolls, and the penalties for refusing to pay said tolls, are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Herring Fishery in the Parishes of Grand Manan, West Isles, Campo-Bello [Campobello], Pennfield, and Saint George, in the County of Charlotte, and to provide for the inspection of Smokes Herrings in the said Parishes. Passed the 19th March 1827. | 8 George IV Chapter 11 | 1827 | This act prohibits the erection of structures in Charlotte County that could hinder the movement of herring, with certain provisions, and certains new regulations for the inspection and sale of fish. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1827. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1827. |